Documentary

• British Legends of Stage and Screen | DVD | (10/12/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  In the 1950s Britain emerged from the gloom of its post-war austerity and enjoyed an explosion of new, acting talent that was unique to this period of social upheaval. Gaining their experience through an established network of repertory theatres, RADA and the new National Theatre established by Sir Laurence Olivier at the Old Vic, many of those who would go on to become acting legends experienced their first exposure on stage and screen as part of the British Free Cinema movement. Now available in its entirety on DVD, this critically acclaimed television series features intimate hour-long, Face to Face interviews with the generation who redefined the experience of theatre, cinema and television for the British public. Each interview showcases memorable films and archive of the artists, interspersed with intimate reflections on their careers.

• Goodwood Festival of Speed The 20th Anniversary | DVD | (19/11/2012) from £49.93   |  Saving you £-9.94 (-24.90%)   |  RRP £39.99

  These two DVDs capture the greatest moments from the first 20 years of the famous Goodwood festival of Speed, motor racing’s summer garden party at Goodwood House that features all the top F1 teams and drivers in their only track action away from the World Championship. Never before have so many legendary cars, drivers, motorcycles and riders been gathered in one place at one time. Described by the Daily Telegraph as the ‘greatest show on earth’, the Festival of Speed features racing cars and bikes on the unique hill climb course, rally cars on a Forest Rally Stage, aerobatics from the Red Arrows, a design competition for the world’s finest automobiles, breath-taking motorcycle stunt riders and much, much more. All the thrilling sights and sounds from 1993 to 2012 are here in two new DVDs to celebrate the 20th anniversary of a unique weekend in the motor racing calendar.

• Big River Man | DVD | (18/01/2010) from £4.79   |  Saving you £11.20 (233.82%)   |  RRP £15.99

  A film like no other, "Big River Man" is the story of Martin Strel, the World record holding endurance swimmer, and his insane attempt to be the first person to swim the world's most dangerous river, the mighty Amazon.

• Fighting The Blue - Battle Of Britain | DVD | (25/02/2019) from £24.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Fighting the Blue is a UK History documentary series featuring the stories of human interest during 1940 exploring the courage and resilience of the human spirit during the Battle Of Britain period. People from all over the world who joined the RAF describe what it was like to live through this fundamental conflict. Female pilots supplying aircraft from factories tell of their experiences along with plotters from the Women's Auxiliary Air Force and Civilians who refused to give in despite the Blitz.

• London Ink - The Complete Series Two | DVD | (05/10/2009) from £26.98   |  Saving you £-6.99 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Louis Molloy is a master of his art. His work has made headlines across the world. He has a mouth-watering client list including most famously the Beckhams' But Louis' biggest job is as the boss of the London Ink crew. They are; graffiti genius Dan Gold queen of Japanese Nikole Lowe and master of the traditional Phil Kyle. Together they create the most talked about tattoo studio in Britain that a celebrity clientele are queuing up to get into London Ink. In this series celebrities including World Champion boxer Ricky Hatton glamour model and tabloid queen Jodie Marsh Page 3 legend Sam Fox and the lads from Boyzone take time out from their busy schedules to go under Louis' magical needle with everything from a mythical sword a lion king and a beautiful pin-up girl being inked onto their skin. But can they all stand the pain and what does Nikole have in store for her hero The Hitman? Outside of the studio Dan visits his old neighbourhood and reminisces of a time when things seemed somehow more innocent. Phil Kyle is all suited and booted but will his new image really suit him and his role in the studio? Nikole takes out her aggression in the boxing ring while the ever-daring Louis Molloy takes his life in his hands and dives headfirst out of a plane' Well you only live once! And Phil and Dan head for Liverpool and an important convention. But while Phil sleeps Dan eyes his beautiful new design' Narrated by Max Beesley

• Alan Plater at ITV | DVD | (25/04/2011) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Jarrow-born Alan Plater was one of Britain's most cherished playwrights. Equally at home either adapting existing works or crafting his own stories the pinnacle of his prolific output is arguably the highly successful Beiderbecke trilogy starring James Bolam and Barbara Flynn. Plater excelled in the creation of credible engagingly ordinary characters embroiled in drama and intrigue (exemplified in Beiderbecke's jazz-loving Geordie woodwork teacher Trevor Chaplin); with a dry humour class consciousness and frequent acknowledgement of the north-south divide his skilful dialogue has been described as combining 'The voice of Coronation Street with the spirit of Chekhov'. The winner of three BAFTA Awards he received a CBE in 2005 and the Writers' Guild of Great Britain Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007. This anthology celebrates the diversity of Alan Plater's work for ITV with a collection of single plays and classic episodes featuring outstanding performances by Helen Mirren Kenneth Branagh James Bolam Alison Steadman Michael Gambon Dennis Waterman and Ray Brooks among many others. The Beiderbecke Affair: What I Don't Understand Is This... Jazz fan Trevor Chaplin wants only one thing: a set of Bix Beiderbecke records. Oranges and Lemons: Brotherly Love An ex-docker is grieved that his two sons seem irreconcilable. Play for Love: The Party of the First Part Peter makes sure his eighteenth birthday party is one that his guests won't forget. The Loner: Dawson's Complaint Dawson is a man who aims is to change the world. This is the story of his failure. Coming Through Two plays set in different eras examine polarised attitudes towards D.H. Lawrence. Flambards: Christina Orphan Christina learns - painfully - the art of living among men. Shades of Darkness: The Intercessor A writer lodging in a 'quiet' house is disturbed by the sound of a child crying.

• I For India | DVD | (24/03/2008) from £6.73   |  Saving you £6.26 (93.02%)   |  RRP £12.99

  "I For India" is a chronicle of immigration in sixties Britain and beyond, seen through the eyes of one Asian family and their movie camera.

• Finding Fatima | DVD | (29/10/2012) from £17.53   |  Saving you £-2.54 (-16.90%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Finding Fatima explores the religious phenomenon of Our Lady of Fatima in 1917 Portugal, detailing the initial apparitions of the Angel that prepared three young shepherd children for the arrival of Our Lady, to the 'Miracle of the Sun'. What was to follow resonated around the World, culminating in what has been described as the greatest miracle of the 20th Century witnessed by over 70,000 people. Combing archive footage, dramatic re-enactments, original interviews with Fatima experts...

• Hitler's Henchman - Vol 2 | DVD | (19/10/2009) from £12.93   |  Saving you £17.06 (56.90%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Volume 2 of a twelve part series portraying the men who aided Adolf Hitler in his rise to power and serviced the infernal machinery of the Third Reich. Nuremberg was an historical first: the International War Crimes Tribunal sentenced leading Nazi paladins for their unparalleled atrocities while exposing to the world the infamy of the Hitler regime and its leaders. Newly discovered archive material and interviews with surviving family members and Nazi insiders to draw historical psycho grams of Hitler's closest aides' Hitler's Henchmen is designed to offer in-depth personal and political profiles of the men who became architects of the destruction of Europe. Features the Bureaucrat of Murder - Adolf Eichmann The Secretary - Martin Bormann The Corruptor of Youth - Baldur Von Schirach Diplomat of Evil - Joachim Von Ribbentrop Doctor of Death - Josef Mengele Arbitrator over Life & Death - Roland Freisler

• The Gunpowder Plot 1605 | DVD | (16/05/2005) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Commemorated annually on November 5 Guy Fawkes' plan to blow up the Houses of Parliament immortalised as the Gunpowder Plot will live forever as one of history's most audacious acts of treason. The murder of a newly-crowned James I was plotted in 1605 by a group of high-born soldiers of fortune with Fawkes entrusted to light the fuse in the Commons' cellar. After an eleventh hour tip-off the plotters were discovered tortured and hung. Their actions propelled them into the annals of history and marked the inaugural Bonfire Night.

• The Definitive Triple DVD Collection - The Battle of Britain - Ewan McGregor & Geoffrey Wellum - Bomber Boys, Battle of Britain & First Light - As seen on BBC1 | DVD | (10/06/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  Battle of BritainThere are few occasions in history when we can say that the actions of a few changed the destiny - not just of a country - but of the world. The Battle of Britain is one of those moments. To mark the Anniversary of the Battle of Britain arguably the most important event in modern British history brothers Colin and Ewan McGregor present a ninety minute special for BBC1 leading us through the timeline of events during the height of the Battle. Colin is an R.A.F veteran of twenty years' service - Ewan a hero of the big screen and fledgling pilot himself. Together they take us on a journey to honour the heroes of 1940 both on the ground and in the air bringing the story of the Battle of Britain to a new generation. They will take to the skies over Southern England as Spitfires and Hurricanes once again fly over the White Cliffs of Dover. They discover the legacy of the Battle and reveal the inspiring personal stories of the few who were there and those still with us today. Using great aerial footage mixed with impressive historical archive film material this is truly the definitive programme on the Battle of Britain. Bomber BoysBrothers Colin and Ewan McGregor follow up their documentary The Battle of Britain with a film exploring Bomber Command a rarely-told story from the Second World War. The film focuses primarily on the men who fought and died in the skies above occupied Europe with numerous examples of individual heroism and extraordinary collective spirit and Colin learns to fly the key aircraft of the campaign: the Lancaster bomber. But this is also the story of a controversy that has lasted almost 70 years. The programme covers six years of wartime operations and traces the obstacles and challenges that were overcome as the RAF developed and deployed the awesome fighting force that was Bomber Command. First LightThrown into the crucible of the most violent air war ever seen a boy barely out of school is determined to fight for survival... Seventy years later that same boy is still yearning to be free. At the age of nineteen Geoffrey 'Boy' Wellum was the youngest Spitfire pilot in the Battle of Britain. This is the dramatic story of the teenager who went to war with the Nazis and with the fear that threatened to engulf him. Combining Geoffrey Wellum's compelling first person testimony with intensely evocative action on the ground and in the air 'First Light' is a powerful drama that documents the universal stark horror experienced by those involved in battle.

• Life In Medieval Britain | DVD | (15/04/2006) from £8.71   |  Saving you £1.28 (14.70%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Life in Medieval Britain is the perfect introduction to everyday life during the Middle Ages. Featuring realistic reconstructions filmed at a working medieval village this DVD helps explain the habits and customs of a people living through a turbulent period of history. Dr Martin Lowry Dr Robert Swanson and Andrew Brown provide expert commentary and analysis on a time of great upheaval.

• Band of Thieves | DVD | (03/11/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £12.99

  One of the truly great Trad Jazz films of all time. Band of Thieves capture the unmistakeable sound of Acker Bilk and His Paramount Jazz Band at the height of their success. Packed with fantastic music from beginning to end this unique 1962 film also features guest vocals from Carol Deene who had a successful pop career in the 1960's. After a spell in jail Acker Bilk tries to go straight with his band but falls under the influence of a criminal mastermind... with hilarious consequences.

• Target For Today | DVD | (18/08/2008) from £7.34   |  Saving you £7.65 (51.00%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Produced by The First Motion Picture Unit, American Air Force, during World War Two. Target For Today is the Very best Filmed record of an American 8th Air Force raid on Nazi Germany. Made with unprecedented access at every level, this unique film follows a complete days raids from start to finish. On this particular day, the targets were Anklam, Marienberg, Danzig and Gdynia and the raids were carried out by over 400 B-17 Flying Fortress and Liberators in the Face of Ferocious fighter attacks. Target For Today reveals how the targets were chosen, and how intelligence and mission briefings were passed to the individual airfields. It then focuses on the experiences of the typical aircrews. Awoken at 3am, breakfast at 4, briefing at 5 and into the air at 7am for the start of the long and dangerous mission to the heart of Nazi occupied Europe... Combat cameramen flew with the bomber crews to film the deadly duels with Luftwaffe fighters, and capture the intensity and the horror of areal combat, with both fighters and bomber suffering heavy losses. They recorded the moment as bombs rained down over the targets, and the obvious relief of the crew returning safe once again for England and a detailed debriefing on the experiences... Special Features The 8th Air Force At War Filming The Memphis Belle Colour and Black and White home movies of the 8th Air Force B-24 Liberators filmed by Wade Lemmons, USAAF

• Passenger 69 | DVD | (18/04/2011) from £20.23   |  Saving you £-5.24 (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

• The Powell & Pressburger Collection - 9 DVD Box Set | DVD | (15/08/2005) from £49.98   |  Saving you £-9.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  ***WARNING***ALL DVD TITLES CONTAIN ENGLISH SUBTITLES EXCEPT FOR THE DVD TITLE - A CANTERBURY TALE*** Never in the history of British film have two figures become as iconic as those of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. Reigning throughout the 40s and 50s these two magnificent filmmakers brought to life British films and continue to radiate immense critical acclaim and inspiration for all contemporary film making. Includes: 1. A Matter of Life & Death (1946) 2. The Life & Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) 3. A Canterbury Tale (1944) 4. I Know Where I am Going (1945) 5. 49th Parallel (1941) 6. The Battle of the River Plate (1956) 7. Ill Met By Moonlight (1957) 8. They're A Weird Mob (1966) 9. The Red Shoes (1948)

• The Secret Identity of Jack the Ripper | DVD | (02/02/2004) from £4.97   |  Saving you £4.02 (80.89%)   |  RRP £8.99

  A detailed gripping Crimewatch investigation into the mysteries of these heinous 19th century crimes. To coincide with the 100th anniversary of the Jack The Ripper killings a respected team of world-renowned forensic scientists criminologists and Ripper-ologists (including forensic pathologist Dr. William Eckert the Curator of Scotland Yard's Black Museum William Waddell FBI Special Agents Roy Hazelwood and John Douglas Queen's Counsel Ann Mallalieu Donald Rumbelow and Martin Fido) were gathered together for a live news-making television event with one purpose: to uncover The Secret Identity of Jack The Ripper. Presented by Peter Ustinov this documentary employs state-of-the-art methods of criminal analysis developed by the F.B.I. constructs vivid re-enactments of the crimes and presents profiles of each of the prime suspects as the experts attempt to positively identify Jack the Ripper.

• Line Of Fire - The Six Day War 1967 | DVD | (13/10/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The story of the Arab-Israeli War of 1967. In May of that year Egypt under President Nasser blocked the Tiran Straits to Israeli shipping and began to gather huge numbers of troops in the Sinai Peninsula. At the same time King Hussein's Jordan allowed Iraqi troops across her border. Israel was swift to respond to this turn of events and there was a devastating pre-emptive air strike against the Egyptian airforce. Jordanian and Syrian attacks were halted and repelled; after only six

• History Of Warfare - The English Frontier And The American Revolution | DVD | (20/04/2009) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  This DVD features two episodes from the entertaining and educational series 'America: Discovery To Revolution' and examines the birth of the most powerful nation on Earth. 'The English Frontier & The American Revolution' examines the fractious relationship between the governing British rulers and the colonials who were demanding independence. The Stamp Act of 1765 was the first direct tax on the colonies and the flashpoint which lead to the American War of Independence as many believed there should be 'no taxation without representation'. Victory saw an end to British rule but it also signalled the start of a bloody chapter in American history.

• Duxford Airshows 2007 | DVD | (12/05/2008) from £7.98   |  Saving you £5.01 (38.60%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Duxford Airfield in Cambridgeshire is one of the UK's most popular air show venues, with a reputation for the very best Warbirds displays, unusual formations, rare aircraft appearances and massed formation flying. 2007 proved to be an outstanding year for the venue, and this DVD includes the highlights from all four of the years air shows! Including footage of: Red Arrows, Great War Display Team, Mustang and spitfire display, Team Guinot Helicopter tribute for the Falklands, Hawker Hunter, B-17 Sally B, P-51's, Hellcat and Wildcat, Seahawk, Hunter, Hawker Hurricane, Dakota, De Havilland Rapide Chipmunk display, Matadors display team flown by Paul Bonhomvents plus many other classic aircraft and displays